Another Monday.....

Had a quiet weekend this time....... definitely better than the last one!
It was nice to just go to church with no worries. Then we had a lovely surprise when our friend Matt invited us to join his family at the newly opened Capitol Restaurant for lunch. It is a remodeled movie theater and what a great job they did! There were 16 of us, including the new priest at Bloomsburg University, Father Thoms....and a good time was definitely had by all. Sam and I are already planning our return trip.
Today I am heading out to buy one more birthday present for "Little Sam" and then UPS his box so that he will have it tomorrow. Hard to believe the "youngest Youngs" (Sam and Katie3) are about to be 12 years old!!!!! ........of course, the next generation is about to join us so there will soon be another "young Young". Life does go on.
      

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It's been QUITE a week!

Things were going smoothly until last Friday around noon....... then everything went into a tailspin. Sam was napping on the couch and woke with quite a start and said he could not move his arms. Luckily, I was sitting on on the loveseat next to him and not attending a  local craft show as I had originally planned to do that day. He was able to move his arms quite soon and after determining that his blood pressure was very high and that he felt similar to the way he did when he had his heart attack, we decided to go to the Bloomsburg Hospital ER. After hours of tests, they decided to admit him for the night so they could monitor him. All the test results were in the normal range, including a cat scan but his blood pressure continued to be elevated. The next day they discharged him but advised we see his neurologist on Monday as well as our family doctor. They also said it appeared he had Horner's Syndrome --- a problem with his optic nerve that caused his pupil to be smaller than normal as well as his eyelid to be droopy. I had noticed it immediately after his spinal surgery 6 weeks before but no one would listen to me at the hospital or after.

On Monday we did see the two doctors and the neurologists confirmed that he was suffering from the Syndrome....and it is not something that will go away in most cases.  As for the rest, no one was sure what had happened on Friday --- really not reassuring, to say the least. An EEG was scheduled for Tuesday and he is now waiting for some feedback on that.

It is really nerve-wracking to just sit and wonder what happened --- it could have been a seizure, a TIA or something else -- but no one knows for sure. So, we just sit and wait and hope there is no other shoe to drop.

I did some computer research and discovered that several of the meds he had been prescribed after his surgery were possible causes of elevated blood pressure --- and I had him stop them. Both doctors agreed that was a good move -- but how come "I" had to figure that out and why were they prescribed to someone who is being treated for high blood pressure after a heart attack? So many questions and no answers.

Lazy Monday......

Spent the day recuperating from not sleeping much last nite. Sam was in a lot of pain and consequently neither one of got much rest. I just wish these "complications" from his surgery would end so that he is not in constant pain. It is so frustrating to see him feeling so bad and not be able to do something to ease the discomfort. Sure hope something heals soon so he can start feeling like himself again. Also hope that tonite is not a repeat of last nite.

It was a fun day....

We were able to watch Maddie compete and she came home with three ribbons --- 2 thirds and a fourth. She looked so grown-up in all her riding togs...... time sure does pass quickly.
We decided to celebrate and all three of us went to Olive Garden --- yummmmmm!!  Was hoping to post some pix but forgot to bring the cord that my phone camera needs to transfer to my computer.... and I also forgot my real camera!!!! Later

Family time....

We are enjoying being at our daughter Melissa's lovely home. She and Mike are going to a conference tomorrow so we have taken up residence for a few days. It will be nice to spend time with our granddaughter Maddie. Not living near family makes it hard to be a part of their everyday lives so we jump at any chance to visit. Tomorrow morning we get to see Maddie compete in horse show. Really looking forward to seeing her ride.

Hello There!

Well, I have finally decided to join the Blog world. Not sure why I was hesitant to do this since I am not exactly known for being shy...... but for some reason, I was unsure that I wanted to take this step.
Today is a lovely fall day and I decided to do something new and this is it!
This Saturday we are headed to our daughter's house to spend a few days with her daughter and we are excited that we are going to see her in a horseback riding competition. It will be our first time seeing her in all her glory and I am going to take lots of pix so I can scrap some pages. Since I have been "on hiatus" from my scrapbooking endeavors I am hoping this will spur me on to being more faithful at my favorite hobby..... time will tell........ stay tuned